the whole reason they got established, was big government, heavy taxes, obama care, government trying to direct your life and allow a certain amount of flexibility on social issues. if we could organize around fiscal conservatism, conservatism on foreign policy and military policy and allow people to disagree with each other, sort of in the ronald reagan mold, if you agree with me on eight out of ten issues you are my friend. somehow we're going to have to get around to that kind of party, otherwise -- i've been saying this for ten years, otherwise, we give away -- look at the map. we give away the entire northeast and we give away the entire west coast. by the time we get to the electoral vote, we have to win by one state, two states, and when you get a good campaign against you as barack obama had a great ground game and a great campaign, then you lose. >> i have to go, but i want to ask you very briefly, do you think mitt romney has a role in the national stage in the republican party or does he disappear from the national stage? >> we don't do that. republicans don't reject prior